Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909, Holden, Edward Singleton, 1846-1914, joint author · New York, H. Holt and Company · leaf 451
ns have arisen.Scorpius, the Scorpion,already mentioned, now twohours west of the meridian,and about 30° above thehorizon, is quite a brilliantconstellation. It contains An-tares, or a Scorpii, a red-dish star of nearly the firstmagnitude, and a long curv-ed row of stars west of it. Sagittarius,… … THE CONSTELLATIONS. 433 Co/pricornus, the Goat, is now in the south-east, butcontains no bright stars. Aquarius, the Water-bearer,which has just risen, and Pisces, the Fishes, which havepartly risen, contain no striking objects. Ophiuchus, the Serpent-bearer, is a very large constel-lation north of…
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